Matilda Wilson 1844 to 1883 married to Thomas Silk

Matilda Wilson was the youngest child of Elizabeth and Job Wilson. She was born in Kurrajong in 1844 and died in Gladesville on January 1, 1883. 

Matilda married Thomas Silk on March 13, 1862 in Richmond. Thomas was born in Richmond on June 18, 1837 and died on March 22, 1903. He was buried at Rookwood cemetery.

Matilda and Thomas had 9 children.

1.William Henry 1862 to ?? (married to Elizabeth Ward in 1897. No issue)

2. Thomas John 1863 to 1937 (single)

3. James 1864 to 1864 (died as a child)

4. James 1865 to 1890 (single)

5. Richard John 1867 to 1929 (married Mary Ann Woods in Narromine on June 25, 1899) & (defacto Esther Stephens)

6. Sarah 1869 to ??

7. Mary Anne 1871 died ??

8. Robert John 1873 to 1945 (married to Lillian Maria Wilson in 1897)

9. Edward John 1875 to 1916 (married to Emma Woods, in Narromine 1902).

Edward Roland Wilson 1858 to 1933 married to Johanna Riley

Edward Roland Wilson was the second son and sixth child of Edward Wilson and Susannah Riley. He was born in Kurrajong, NSW in 1858 and died in Camperdown, NSW in 1933. In 1884 he married Johanna Riley.

Edward and Johanna had twelve children.

1. Percy Edward 1885 - 1936 married Lina Melchior and had two children.

2. Lillian Gertrude 1886 - 1927 married William Stonham and had two children.

3. Amelia Maud 1888 - 1903. Never married.

4. Priscilla 1889 - 1966 married Thomas Cranch. She had two children.

5. Claude 1890 - 1970 married Katherine Armstrong. He had at least one child.

6. Sidney 1892 - 1972 married Olive Cuddington. He had at least one child.

7. Carl 1894 - 1967 married Rhoda Thlein. They had three children.

8. Ina 1896 - 1979 married Frank Zinc. No issue.

9. Sylvia Mabel 1898 - 1991 married Robert Barratt. They had two children.

10. Ivy Clarissa 1900 - 1982 married Walter Carter. They had three children.

11. Gordon Clifford 1902 - ? married ?

12. Aubrey Allan 1908 - 1980. No issue.

Job Wilson 1858 to 1902 married Sarah Wilson

Job Wilson Jnr, was the son of Timothy Wilson and Elizabeth Riley. He was born in Kurrajong in 1858 and died in North Sydney in 1902. He married a cousin, Sarah Matilda Wilson. 

Sarah was the daughter of Thomas and Hannah Wilson. Job and Sarah were married in Kurrajong in 1877.

They had 13 children.

1. Cecil (1877 -?) married Muriel Atkinson. They had three children.

2. Peter Robert (1879 - 1931) married Eunice Stratford. They had four children.

3. Lillian Marie (1880 - 1969) married Robert John Silk. They had children.

4. Grace Syliva (1882 - 1882) died as an infant.

5. Eliud Thomas (1883 - 1967) married Barbara Lewis. They had nine children.

6. Constance Hannah (1885 - 1926) married Thomas Gavin. They had three children.

7. Elsie May (1887 - 1894) died as a child.

8. Alma Elizabeth (1889 - 1902) died as a child.

9. Bernice Evelyn (1891 - 1982) married Thomas Brown. They had five children.

10. Gladys Maude (1892 - 1893) died as a child.

11. Rachel Matilda (1894 - 1912) died aged 18.

12 Hiliary Herbert (1897 - 1981) married Cinderella Gow. They had four children.

13. Hilmer Job (1899 - 1899) died as a child.

Robert John Silk 1873 to 1945 married Lillian Wilson.

Robert John Silk was the eighth child of Matilda Wilson and Thomas Silk. He was born in Richmond in 1873 and died there in 1945. He married Lillian Maria Wilson in 1897.

They had eight children.

1. Irene Alma 1898 - 1962. Married Osmond Cyril Goddard in 1919. They had nine children.

2. Hilmer Cloydon 1901 - 1958. Married Kathleen Bell in 1927. They had two children.

3. Stanley Wilfred 1904 - ?

4. Eric Stanley 1906 - 1976. Married Dora Hopkins in 1930. They had ten children.

5. Robert Cyril 1908 - 1958. Married Rita Douglass in 1929. They had three children.

6. Raymond Aubrey 1915 - ? Married Louisa Brown in 1937. They had three children.

7. Edward Roy 1918 - 1982 Married 1. Zelma Caterson in 1941 and 2. Joan Hawkins in 1950. With Zelma, one children. With Joan two children.

8. Geoffrey John 1924 - 1975. Married Daphne Davis in 1947. They had three children.